Life Sciences

When Smell Cells Fail They Call In Stem Cell Reserves

system be fully operational all the time,” explains Reed. “The HBCs act as a fail-safe to ensure ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2007 - 1:19pm

New Tuberculosis Testing Is Faster, Easier

major cities and about 40 per cent of all cases are in London. TB is also a major global problem: an ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 1 2007 - 10:27am

How Sneaky HIV Escapes Its Cell

James Morell and Gould, all of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2007 - 11:33pm

Good Stereotyping: Helping Autistic Kids Learn

quick decisions and don’t know anything at all about the other person. We hope teachers and carers will ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2007 - 12:31pm

The Magnetic Properties Of Chicken

all birds. Since one has to go back very far in evolutionary history to find a common ancestor for ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2007 - 10:39am

More Confusion About Junk DNA And Regulatory Sequences

Greally suggests in the NPR interview. When we have finally identified all of the regulatory sequences, ...

Article - Michael White - Jul 25 2007 - 10:19am

Why Are Brightly Colored Birds Most Affected By Chernobyl Radiation: Antioxidants

antioxidant defence. Although all species must cope with the potentially detrimental effects of free radicals, ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2007 - 11:11pm

Research Team Discovers Gallstone Gene

has succeeded, thanks to a study covering 178 women and men from 84 families. They all suffer from ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 11 2007 - 11:50am

Attractive Males Make Females Want To Have Babies

results suggest that the peahens choose to put all their eggs in one basket by favouring chicks with good ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 19 2007 - 9:47pm

Fastest Sugar-Burning Mammal On Earth? Long-Tongued Bats

central America and are among the smallest of all living mammals, weighing less than 10g. They feed at ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2007 - 10:48pm